Case statements followed by a semicolon (;) are deprecated, use a colon (:)

Description

It is possible to use a semi-colon ; instead of a colon : after a case in a switch. This is deprecated in PHP 8.5, and will disappear in PHP 9.

Example

<?php

switch($a) {
    case 1;
        echo one;
        break;
}

?>

Solutions

• Replace the semicolon by a colon.

• Do not place a closing tag after a case value.

Changed Behavior

This error may appear following an evolution in behavior, in previous versions. See case-with-semicolon.